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Dispatch from the field

Francina, an HIV/TB patient. Dispatch from the field: Katutura State Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
Photo: © WHO/James Oatway 2009
Katutura State Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia
17 June 2009 -- On his last mission as Director of the WHO HIV/AIDS Department, Dr Kevin De Cock visited the Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia, where he praised efforts by national authorities and health-care providers to expand antiretroviral treatment to those in need.


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:: Q&A: Chief, ART Clinic, Katutura State Hospital
:: Q&A: WHO HIV Officer, Namibia


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